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Assault
A willful attempt to illegally inflict injury on or threaten a person.
Abstract of record
A short, abbreviated form of the case as found in the record.
Search warrant
An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff, constable, or other officer to search a specified location.
Fourteenth Amendment
Among other matters, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without adequate due process.
Bench warrant
An order issued by the court for the arrest of a person
Miranda rule
The rule, pronounced in Miranda v. Arizona, that confessions are inadmissible in a criminal prosecution if the police do not advise the suspect in custody of certain rights before questioning.
Misdemeanor
A minor offense, lower than a felony, which is punishable by a county jail term of up to one year and/or a fine, but not prison. Misdemeanors are classified into three categories: Class A, B, and C.
Fourth Amendment
The 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects every person against unreasonable search and seizure by government officials.
Subpoena
An official order to appear in court (or at a deposition) at a specific time. Failure to obey a subpoena to appear in court is punishable as a contempt of court.
Embezzlement
The fraudulent appropriation by a person to his own use or benefit of property or money entrusted to him by another.
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